How to Use pop in a Sentence

pop

1 of 3 verb
  • He opened the box, and out popped a mouse.
  • One of the buttons popped off my sweater.
  • I didn't mean to say that—it just popped out.
  • Guns were popping in the distance.
  • We popped some popcorn in the microwave.
  • The popcorn is done popping.
  • My neighbor popped in for a visit.
  • Her shoulder popped out of its socket.
  • We heard the sound of corks popping as the celebration began.
  • If you are busy, I can pop back in later.
  • Up popped one of the drone views.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2026
  • Buzz, too, has wings that pop out.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • That's when a man pops his head out.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • New wind farms won’t just pop up overnight.
    — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Google the name and the form will pop up.
    — Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Go with the flow and watch for news that pops up.
    — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Just pop them out of the mold and pass them around.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 24 June 2026
  • New diseases pop up all the time.
    — JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Shares of Deere have popped 8% this year.
    — Liz Napolitano,pia Singh, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Then pop the filter back in the hood.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
  • Then pop the filter back in the hood.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Their prices rarely pop or plummet.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
  • K-pop in the rest of the world is popping.
    — Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Now my sanctioned text popped up.
    — Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
  • And hey, if an ex pops up and you’re tempted?
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 9 Nov. 2025
  • This visual rewind pops up three to four times a year.
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
  • There’s a bell that rings to alert you when your toast is about to pop up.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
  • Still, some of the bigger artists in the world did pop up.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
  • An ad popped up on my Facebook feed.
    — David Greig september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Tap the pan on the counter once or twice to pop any air bubbles.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 17 Mar. 2026

pop

2 of 3 noun
  • Get a pop-punk band that plays.
    — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • My pops wasn’t with none of that.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
  • What makes a great pop record for you?
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The pop star was home, the source said.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • As long as the rest of the film pops, too.
    — Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The pop star's ringlets were stars all their own.
    — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
  • That doesn’t mean there isn’t pop majesty here too.
    — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • So, Thomas was a pop/rock star.
    — Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Rock, blues, Latin styles, jazz and pop.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Each song is given a k-pop makeover.
    — Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Wine red nails added a pop of color.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Freeze it into ice cubes or ice pops.
    — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Add a pop of color to your front door.
    — Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2026
  • My pops had his own record label at the time.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The pop star did not comment on the video.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
  • With a bag that adds a pop of color, of course.
    — Tatiana Ojea, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Gartside’s pop dreams came true.
    — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Three quick pops rang out across the ballroom floor.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Here, a guest goes for a tonal look with a pop of red via her clutch.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 21 May 2026
  • Hogan came out toward the end of the match to a huge pop.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
  • His one-timer has some pop because of his strength and size.
    — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • For now, though, the pop star isn't giving any hints.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
  • This might be the country queen-pop princess link-up of the year.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
  • And the pop of red on the lips took the look to the next level.
    — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
  • Except Kim praised the wrong pop star.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Freeze chia water with fruit slices or a splash of juice to make ice pops.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Latin pop singer Prince Royce is 37.
    — Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
  • Of course, as many a metal and pop fan can tell you, that’s weak sauce.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 May 2026
  • How about a pop of pink for your coffee table?
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2026
  • Looking to add a pop of color to your wardrobe?
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026

pop

3 of 3 adjective
  • Pop, stop, pop, go, go back, go back, go back.
    — Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Just as rare were hit pop singles.
    — CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Just as rare were hit pop singles.
    — Andrew Dalton, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Well, yes, but that’s par for the course with most pop songs these days.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 6 May 2026
  • Eilish saw a rise in the pop realm that took off from there.
    — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
  • The pop world should always have more than enough room for both.
    — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Let’s see what surprises pop-outs are in line.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Grande seems to know that and that’s the bet underneath the pop breakup song.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • White, who died in 2016, was a pop-soul giant.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 June 2026
  • Jam and Lewis have sort of been like that in the middle of pop music.
    — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Trump is in some ways our most pop-culture president.
    — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
  • Her film career boasts its share of pop-culture favorites.
    — Sezin Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Heffington is no stranger to the pop world.
    — Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Jenkins took more of a pop-culture approach.
    — The Deadline Team, Deadline, 7 May 2026
  • But the true secret weapon is pop-soul band Lawrence, who truly go… well, all out.
    — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
  • That’s the power of slick, pop-minded country.
    — Ramon Ramirez, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
  • But many of Chalamet’s efforts bring to mind those of pop stars.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
  • She’s made pop music into something new.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In pop music, the musicians are there to support the song.
    — Steve Baltin, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
  • The Twist has, well, a twist-off top instead of the pop-button release.
    — Melissa Knific, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 June 2026
  • Unlike a lot of pop songs, the choruses don’t just repeat the same lyrics, right?
    — Nate Sloan, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Numbers, sports teams, pop groups, qwerty variants and kids names.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Her red carpet looks tend to favor sleek silhouettes that feel akin to her pop star persona.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Time is of the essence for most pop artists, and yet her brief absence doesn’t entirely explain such an abrupt fall.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026
  • In those golden olden days, pop idols were thought of in the most hallowed terms possible.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 May 2026
  • Nobody Wants This wants pop-girl fall to last forever.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The pop icon Taylor Swift has always been great at getting a crowd to move.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The crowd sang along to every word, a heartwarming and joyous end to a night of pop stardom at its peak.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The soundtrack also includes several pop-style songs your kids will be singing along to for months.
    — Miranda Rake, Parents, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Her father is a big classic country fan, but Laufey's more of a pop-country girl.
    — Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025

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